₦airaland Forum

odimbannamdi:
This is cool. Nice one boss. Could you please provide the links to buy the oscilloscope and pure sinewave inverter you used in your experiment?

Here is the link for the portable oscilloscope and here is the link for the transformerless pure sinewave inverter.


Bought the oscilloscope in 2015 for $70

OkoroPeugeot:
What's the performance of the Pure Sine model like?

Is the 4000w tag real? Can the surge carry 1hp Sumo pump?

I have one that looks like that in my cart on AE but fear de do me to buy

Not 4000w.

If you look closely at the inverter you'll see where they stated that the peak power is 1000w and actual power is 500w. But I plan to only power devices less than 200w with it and non of them will involve appliances with 2x to 5x starting power.

This is is my mobile inverter for use on the move.

Most free DHL shipping (for items less than $100) may not be shipped via DHL, it doesn't mean they are fraudulent. When you make the order, they will often tell you to cancel and reorder that they can't ship with DHL or offer to give you a non existent DHL tracking while shipping with other shipping method to avoid AE from sanctioning them.

I think some of these sellers that sell loads of goods don't even realise the shipping method they attach to some certain goods.

Any seller that does not reply me on a weekday after two days is already in my blackbook. I won't buy from such seller.

The only time I buy an item with zero reviews is when the store has only few items, with great number of followers (often top brand from AE) and other listed items have great reviews and the item I'm buying is less than $15

Eg check out attached screenshot.

Mood11:
He is a pure Igbo. BOY SCAMMING UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE...

Ehmmmm...can we just say he's a scammer or fraudster without throwing ethnic colouration to the crime?

Scammers are available in every tribe on earth.

When I heard his exchange rate I know it was too good to be true...and my grandma used to tell me once a deal is too good to be true, that it's usually is.

Peace.

In the business of inverter, you get what you pay for. Just checked out my Suoer modified Sinewave Inverter and a random transformerless pure Sinewave inverter. The portable oscilloscope just showed me what I already know. Lol

Oraimo makes cheap earbuds that'll fail when you least expect it.

ceaser:
Now this.

From the stable of Growatt.

Lithium ion? Ok, would've prefered lifepo4. Anyways dem dey fear to put price?

haslaw:
They have not credited my account because I would have known because I have been checking constantly and I also don't keep money in the account. I only transfer money into the account whenever I want to make purchases.

The refund has not been made yet.

Wait till the 20 business days is over and contact your bank if you didn't get the refund

AkProsper:
Who will bear this loss now?
Ordered for an item, was charged about N477/$. For some reason seller made refund. Now UBA credited me at N417/$.

GTB charged me ₦460 and refunded ₦440...I guess the difference is the "cost of doing business with the bank"

BoldassBadasser:
What does a custom bill looks like?? Does it come as a document or something??

Whose account are am i paying into, custom account or a personal account??

I just want to make sure that they are not extorting me.

In some they'll give you an account to pay to. Others you just pay cash and get a receipt.

haslaw:
Ok.. Thanks so much.

Pls do you have any idea how I can secure or even hasten the refund I am expecting?

They may have refunded you without your bank giving you an SMS alert. Just to be sure, log into your bank app or web and check your account transaction history

BoldassBadasser:
How do I know this sir??

You care to explain why you think so??

I need vital information to nail them when I get there.

I've paid ₦7000 as duty from EMS to receive a device as small as a USB flash drive. EMS got crazy fees. After that day I vowed never to use EMS to ship anything to Nigeria. Next time have your friend hand it over to a trusted relative to bring down to Nigeria or use the services of third party shippers. EMS got crazy billing!

DavisBloom:
Sorry this is coming late
Well, I've tried making calls in different noisy environments I found myself and communication wasn't an issue.

That's a huge plus. You got a good earbud.

seankafor:
I have a Dom account with this same zenith..
I don't know why zenith will act this way..

Am going to ditch them very soon..

All Nigerian bank has a monthly spend limit of $100/month on their naira MasterCard/Visa debit card; it's not just a Zenith Bank thing.

seankafor:
so what should i do now

You have many alternatives.

1) Ask seller to split payment into four and pay with 4 naira debit card, or

2) Open a dorm account and fund it with dollars sourced from the parallel market, or

3) Try any of the online payment platform such as
barter

seankafor:
I never use even 1 naira from the card sef..

Which Bank and how much are you trying to pay?

seankafor:
What's the meaning of this

Meaning is on the screenshot na...you've exceeded your monthly limit

mosho2good:
Plz how do I contact the customer care for my package

Google "your courier customer care contact"

Zenith is ₦460/$

I hope Emefiele is not here

itsUmohEtido:
Hi guys, when you make an order that had the payment split, how long does it take for such item to be shipped?
I made an order since Friday afternoon and it's still showing "Awaiting Shipment" your order is being processed.
Store name: Xiaomi-Authorized Store

Whether split or not, the payment is still the same thing. The delay has got nothing to do with how payment was made, the package is not just ready for shipping. You can just contact the seller to inquire what is causing the delay to ship. But once I make payment, I don't even bother to check the status until after a week. A seller should even be in more of a hurry to ship, so the buyer can get the item and confirm receipt for AliExpress to release the money.

mosho2good:
I gave it to someone to help me to send the goods to Newark NJ at Nacho and up till now tye goods didn't arrive and whenever I use tye tracking number to check it it will just show me check back tomorrow for updated delivery date that all I've been seeing for the past one month

Contact the courier's customer service team for more update.

Zi:
Please is it safe to buy a unit of chest drawer from (bulky) from Aliexpress? It is for personal use and I plan to ship by sea and wait for about 60 days.

My concerns are: Do products match online descriptions? The size of the product. Are woodworks allowed into Nigeria? What customs duty am I going to pay?

Please this going to be my first purchase on Aliexpress.

You should read and read and read and research about the products you are buying. China produces high quality goods, you'd know because often the cost matches the quality. China is also notorious for selling very low quality goods too, and you can also see that in the price they attached to it. Do not believe the pictures you see as photos may be made to look nothing like the goods in reality. Also remember to ask for dimensions of products you are buying before you buy a product that is only fit for a 3 year old even though the pictures may look like it's meant for adult.

Every seller is out to make a sale, so they will provide pictures that will look great to make that sale happen. I've bought many types of quality goods but I often research the heck out of the goods I'm buying before making that payment. Because once you do, that's it. Nigeria is not the USA where you can easily return goods. If you buy a bad product, I guarantee you that returning it will often cost you more than you paid for it.

If you use a third party shipper, the custom duty is on them. Wood is allowed into Nigeria as it is not a contraband good. If wood is not allowed in, all these HDF, MDF, plywood etc you see around won't be here as they are all imported.

DavisBloom:
Haven't tried it in a so noisy environment, but I'll try that too
Or you want to see for yourself?

Ok, when you do please do update the house

oluwaseyi1759:
I feel sorry for that Keke napep owner.....Write off!

Did the owner even survive the accident should be the big question here.

DavisBloom:
My life P3 is okay
Haven't had issues with calls

Even in noisy environment?

Horladayod1:
With respect to sound, I'll say the earbuds competes, if not beats, many "premium" earbuds with ANC. It doesn't have ANC though.

Call quality has been good. People can hear me clearly and I can hear them in an outdoor environment, even while talking at the bus stop.

Yeah, Speedaf's delivery system is great, at least for now. They're giving people rest of mind to shop on Aliexpress. The Soundpeats Sonic I bought since March hasn't been delivered by Nipost till date.

My next earbud must have a very good call quality feature. That's interesting to see your earbud has great mics to make crystal clear calls in noisy environment.

Mykel51:
Which brand do you recommend ?

Buy Edifier from China

Mykel51:
One ear out of my White Oraimo Free pods stopped charging recently. Is there any solution to that ?

Oraimo is a useless earbud, almost everyone I know have this issue with them or the inability to recharge the earbuds. Return the earbud, if the place you bought it from has any form of insurance, and go for another brand.

SkgeeBoss:
I don lost my edifier X5 charging case

Nearly lost mine the other day, the cabbie was gracious enough to return it.

But when I contacted the sellers I was told they don't sell charging case.

That means you are in the market for a whole new earbud. Sorry for the loss.

Horladayod1:
Shipper: AESS via Speedaf
Order date: 1st of September
Shipped: 5th of September
Departed Country of Origin: 9th of September
Arrived in Lagos: 10th of September
Delivered to Address: 16th of September

Took like 5 days to be cleared from customs.

Great choice. Soundpeats makes great earbuds. How is this compared to earbuds with ANC? Can callers hear you when you are in a typical Nigerian outdoor noisy background?

Speedaf is being back the fun in AE deals with their lightning speed shipping.

WycliffeSMB:
Okay,but if am able to find a way round it with my Debit card, I will be charged at my bank rate, right? (450)

Talk to the sellers, some may agree to split payment while some won't. A friend recently ordered a $233 phone from AE and seller agreed to split payment. Payment was done with three cards. Most won't agree to this, but if you ask many sellers, one will agree.

Bank rate now is between ₦460 to ₦461...I doubt any bank is still running a ₦450/$ exchange rate. Parallel market dollar rate now is now simply unbelievable. CBN should look into it as these guys are hell bent on driving hitting ₦700/$ before the year runs out.

isangjohnson:
Does anyone here have very good used fluke multimeter for sale?

Fluke products can last the distance